The "Festival Genius," which will subsequently be known on this blog as the Gene, is in its first year, serving to “celebrate audience award winners from across the Top 50 US and Canadian film festivals.”

Little Rock Film Festival's most recent lineup is in full force, with "Waiting for Superman," "Louder Than a Bomb," "happythankyoumoreplease" and "Winter's Bone" in shortlist as well.

The whole shebang is chosen by internet votes, so click away here and show NYC a dose of Arkansas pride.

New music from Isaac Alexander.

A packed episode this week of "No Small Talk": a chat with Katy Henriksen, from Of Note on KUAF; Stephanie Smittle breaks down the Spring Arts issue; and we finish up with just a tiny bit of Oscar chatter.

by Jacob Rosenberg

Mar 9, 2018

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A federal prosecutor in Missouri said Friday that a former legislator, Henry Wilkins IV of Pine Bluff, had said he'd received $100,000 in bribes as a state legislator from indicted former lobbyist Rusty Cranford. He was not alone on an illicit dole.

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